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QS Best Student Cities: Which cities are new to our ranking?

Craig OCallaghan

Updated Jun 18, 2024

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Introduction
Alexandria
Jeddah
Previous new entrants

Explore the QS Best Student Cities 2023

This year's QS Best Student Cities ranking features some new entrants. Let's take a closer look at some of this year's entrants and their areas of strength according to our ranking which measures a range of indicators (which you can read about in our methodology).

Alexandria

Location: Egypt
Best Student Cities 2025 rank: =148
Top-ranked university: Alexandria University (801-850)
Highest-performing indicator: Affordability (21st)

Jeddah

Location: Saudi Arabia
Best Student Cities 2025 rank: =120th
Top-ranked university: King Abdulaziz University (KAU) (149th)
Highest-performing indicator: Employer activity (72nd)

Previous new entrants

The cities in the table below all made their debut in a previous edition of the Best Student Cities ranking (2023/2024).

2025 rank	City
61	Belfast
68	Turin
83	Amman
=88	Doha
=94	Durham
=97	Tainan
109	Subang Jaya
=117	Taichung
=117	Yogyakarta
119	Pretoria
=123	Shah Alam
125	Astana
=126	Taoyuan District
129	Izmir
=130	Bratislava
132	Bandung
135	Cluj-Napoca
136	Busan
137	Tianjin
=138	Montpellier
=138	Poznan
141	Dhaka
142	Surabaya
=143	Bucharest
=143	Macau
=143	Tallinn
147	Kaunas
=148	Harbin
150	Xi'an

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Craig OCallaghan

As Head of Content, Craig is responsible for all articles and guides published across TopUniversities and TopMBA. He has nearly 10 years of experience writing for a student audience and extensive knowledge of universities and study programs around the world.